UCL Connect: Innovating our Built Environment
Meet the alumni architects, designers and urbanists who are innovating solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of the built environment. During this panel talk and networking evening, hear how industry leaders are developing sustainable cities, life-improving projects, robotics and transformative technologies that will affect future urban living.

Meet the alumni architects, designers and urbanists who are innovating solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of the built environment. During this panel talk and networking evening, hear how industry leaders are developing sustainable cities, life-improving projects, robotics and transformative technologies that will affect future urban living.
6.30pm – Join us for welcome drinks
7.00pm – Panel talk: Jason Bruges, Founder of Jason Bruges Studio; Lalit Chauhan, Urban Planner at ZEDfactory; Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows, Co-founder of Mannan Foundation Trust and Our Building Design; Sherleen Pang, Associate at XCO2
8.00pm – A chance for networking over drinks and nibbles. Meet the panel, connect with fellow alumni and speak with Bartlett department leads and alumni relations
9.00pm – close

Jason Bruges
Founder
Jason Bruges Studio
Jason Bruges Studio has become internationally renowned for producing innovative installations, interventions and ground breaking works. This practice involves creating interactive spaces and surfaces that sit between the world of architecture, site specific installation art and interaction design. Considered a pioneer of this hybrid in-between space, Jason has subsequently paved the way for a new genre of design studios, artists and designer-makers.
Lalit Chauhan
Urban Planner
ZEDfactory
Lalit has focused his career on working to explore alternative ways of achieving a good quality of life for future generations. As Architect & Urban Planner for ZEDfactory, Lalit is continuously finding ways to implement low energy strategies that can be applied to projects involving individual buildings to larger urban design developments. He plays a key role as ‘Energy Guru’ in the ZED team. Lalit has also given talks in JMI University, Delhi.
Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows
Project Architect, co-founder and trustee
Mannan Foundation Trust
Tumpa is a co-founder of the charity Mannan Foundation Trust. Her work was recognised during the RIBA Rising Star awards 2017 for her projects that tackled complex social issues faced by the disadvantaged community of the Rajapur village in Bangladesh. Tumpa is also a co-founder of an inter-disciplinary practice Our Building Design and a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster.
Sherleen Pang
Associate
XCO2
Sherleen specialises in energy and sustainability strategies, environmental assessments and has a broad range of UK and international project experience covering a variety of building sectors. She has a keen interest in working with design teams to develop integrated strategies incorporating passive design principles, sustainability measures and renewable technologies into building designs.
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